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They generally pull their punches when offering advice.他们在提出劝告时通常用委婉方式表达。My parents tried to be tactful about my new boyfriend, but I knew they didn't like him.父母亲尽量委婉，不说我的新男友什么，但我知道他们不喜欢他。The poison of euphemism has worked through our language into our national consciousness.委婉表达法的毒素已经透过语言进入了我们的民族意识之中。I knew I had to fire her, but I was trying to think of a way to let her down easy.我知道我不得不解雇她，但是我当时尽量想了一种委婉的方式来告诉她。When it comes to giving criticism, sometimes it's best to take a subtle approach.需要提出批评时，有时最好采用委婉的方式。Ask him nicely - be diplomatic.好好向他提出请求——要委婉一些。Delivering bad news requires sensitivity on the doctor's part.医生告诉坏消息时要委婉、有分寸。But not all the money, to put it mildly, has been used wisely.但是说得委婉一些，并不是所有的钱都花得很明智。There is no subtle way to tell someone that you no longer want them.没有什么委婉含蓄的方法可以告诉别人你不再需要他们。The bank's statement was couched in officialese with euphemistic phrases.银行的报告是用措词委婉的公文体写成的。She was upset, to put it mildly. 说得委婉些，她很难过。The poem's obliqueness is what interests me.这首诗的委婉是它吸引我的地方。This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished.这是委婉之词，事情其实一无所成。It has been a remarkable day, to put it mildly.说得委婉一点，这是不寻常的一天。Learning difficulties, as they are politely called, make children a target for bullies.有学习障碍（一种委婉的说法）的孩子会成为被欺辱的对象。He is, to put it mildly, a demanding boss. 说得委婉些，他是个严厉的老板。To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.说他没有被逗乐肯定是本年度最委婉的说法。We need to find a diplomatic way to say no.我们需要用一种委婉圆滑的方式去拒绝。The request, naturally, is politely phrased but is still recognizably a command.无疑，这个请求措辞委婉，但显然还是一个命令。She described him, rather charitably, as quiet whereas I would have said he was boring.她相当委婉，说他很文静，可要是我，就会说他这人很乏味。 |